Salesforce Extension Pack

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Extensions for developing on the Salesforce Platform
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Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code

This extension pack includes tools for developing on the Salesforce platform in the lightweight, extensible VS Code editor. These tools provide features for working with development orgs (scratch orgs, sandboxes, and DE orgs), Apex, Aura components, and Visualforce.

GIF showing Apex code completion, pushing source to a scratch org, and running Apex tests

Prerequisites

Before you set up Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, make sure that you have these essentials.

  • Salesforce CLI
    Before you use Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, set up Salesforce CLI.

  • A Salesforce DX project Open your Salesforce DX project in a directory that contains an sfdx-project.json file. Otherwise, some features don’t work.
    If you don't already have a Salesforce DX project, create one with the SFDX: Create Project command (for development against scratch orgs) or the SFDX: Create Project with Manifest command (for development against sandboxes or DE orgs). Or, see create a Salesforce DX project for information about setting up a project using Salesforce CLI.

  • Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit
    Some features in Salesforce Extensions for VS Code depend upon the Java Platform, Standard Edition Development Kit (JDK). You need to have either version 8 or version 11 of the JDK installed.

    If you don’t already have version 8 or 11 of the JDK installed, you can install the latest version of the Java 8 JDK from Java SE Development Kit 8 Downloads or the latest version of the Java 11 JDK from Java SE Development Kit 11 Downloads.

    If you also use other versions of the JDK, set your VS Code user setting salesforcedx-vscode-apex.java.home to point to the location where you installed Java 8 or 11.

  • Visual Studio Code v1.26 or later

Documentation

For documentation, visit the Salesforce Extensions for Visual Studio Code documentation site.

Open Source

Bugs and Feedback

To report issues with Salesforce Extensions for VS Code, open a bug on GitHub. If you would like to suggest a feature, create a feature request on GitHub.

Included Extensions

The Salesforce Extension Pack extension installs these extensions.

  • Salesforce CLI Integration
    This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-core) interacts with Salesforce CLI to provide core functionality.
  • Apex
    This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex) uses the Apex Language Server to provide features such as syntax highlighting and code completion.
  • Apex Interactive Debugger
    This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex-debugger) enables VS Code to use the real-time Apex Debugger with your scratch orgs or to use ISV Customer Debugger for your subscribers’ orgs.
  • Apex Replay Debugger
    This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-apex-replay-debugger) enables VS Code to replay Apex execution from Apex debug logs.
  • Lightning Web Components
    This extension supports Lightning web component bundles. It uses the HTML language server from VS Code.
  • Aura Components
    This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-lightning) supports Aura component bundles. It uses the HTML language server from VS Code.
  • Visualforce
    This extension (salesforcedx-vscode-visualforce) supports Visualforce pages and components. It uses the Visualforce Language Server and the HTML language server from VS Code.

Currently, Visual Studio Code extensions are not signed or verified on the Microsoft Visual Studio Code Marketplace. Salesforce provides the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) of each extension that we publish. Consult Manually Verify the salesforcedx-vscode Extensions’ Authenticity to learn how to verify the extensions.